RealBottleneckCalculator

Core i3-4170

Modelled frame rate limit of 54 FPS. That is roughly the fastest this processor can feed a graphics card in a modern AAA title, no matter which card you fit.

Best match at each resolution

ResolutionClosest matched cardEstimated FPS
1080p GeForce RTX 3050 8GB 54
1440p GeForce RTX 3060 54
4K GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB 54

"Closest matched" means the two parts run out of headroom at about the same frame rate, so neither is obviously wasted. A faster card is still worth buying if you plan to raise the resolution later.

The cards it lands closest to

The 24 graphics cards whose frame rate limit sits nearest this processor's, fastest first. Anything faster than the top of this table is wasted on it at 1080p, and anything slower is a card it will never trouble. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Graphics card 1080p1440p4K
Radeon RX 7600 54 cpu 54 cpu 35 gpu
Radeon RX 6650 XT 54 cpu 54 cpu 34 gpu
Intel Arc A770 16GB 54 cpu 54 cpu 34 gpu
GeForce RTX 5050 54 cpu 54 cpu 32 gpu
Radeon RX 6600 XT 54 cpu 54 cpu 32 gpu
Radeon RX 5700 54 cpu 54 cpu 32 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid 54 cpu 54 cpu 32 gpu
Intel Arc B570 54 cpu 54 cpu 32 gpu
Intel Arc A770 8GB 54 cpu 54 cpu 32 gpu
GeForce RTX 2070 54 cpu 54 even 31 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 54 cpu 54 even 30 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 64 54 cpu 54 even 30 gpu
Intel Arc A750 54 cpu 54 even 30 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 Super 54 cpu 53 even 29 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB 54 cpu 51 gpu 28 gpu
GeForce GTX 1080 54 cpu 51 gpu 28 gpu
Radeon RX 5600 XT 54 cpu 47 gpu 26 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 54 cpu 50 gpu 27 gpu
Radeon RX 6600 54 cpu 50 gpu 27 gpu
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 54 cpu 48 gpu 26 gpu
Radeon RX 9050 8GB 54 cpu 48 gpu 26 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 56 54 cpu 48 gpu 26 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 54 cpu 43 gpu 23 gpu
Intel Arc A580 54 cpu 45 gpu 24 gpu

The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first.

Specifications

ManufacturerIntel
Cores2
Threads4
Released2015